Phantom Reflections

‘Dietrich’ Short Film at 10th Annual Phoenix Comicon

Michael L. Wentz — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:03:38 +0000

Dietrich, a short that I wrote and produced, is an official selection of the Film Festival at the 10th Annual Phoenix Comicon! The short was directed & edited by Todd Fowler and is an...

Open Rant: I Only Want to Watch the Good Parts

Michael L. Wentz — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:22:28 +0000

For some reason, the new edgy seems to be boring the living crap out of the audience. I don’t know when this started, but it seems to be a pattern that emerged somewhere around 2004. Movies and TV...

New ‘Doctor Who’ Trailer

Michael L. Wentz — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:28:29 +0000

Wow! I can’t wait! I’ve been a fan of Doctor Who for such a long time. I love what Russell T. Davies did with the series, and I bet Steven Moffat will rock it even harder. And judging...

Broadband to Take over TV? Not So Fast…

Michael L. Wentz — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:53:26 +0000

We hear it all the time, that TV over the Internet will destroy cable, satellite, and broadcast networks. We’ll stream programs on demand to our mobile devices and the world economy will...

Iron Man 2 Trailer: It Rocks!

Michael L. Wentz — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:24:51 +0000

I love the new trailer for Iron Man 2. It looks incredible! I had to post it up on the [...]

Screenwriter Oscar Complaining a Very Bad Thing

Michael L. Wentz — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:59:55 +0000

The Oscars have been given out and ‘The Hurt Locker’ brought home the gold. I didn’t watch, since the Academy Awards goes on so long and as a proud member of GenX I have the attention span… ...

New ‘Tron Legacy’ Trailer

Michael L. Wentz — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:12:59 +0000

If you haven’t seen the new trailer for ‘TRON Legacy‘ you can check it out here. I’ve embedded the full HD version from YouTube. It looks absolutely fantastic. I loved the...

First Short Film Shot with Canon Rebel 550 T2i

Michael L. Wentz — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:34:52 +0000

I found this little gem via Filmmaker Magazine. If you’re like me, you’re psyched about the new Canon Rebel 550 T2i coming out in a couple of weeks. It’s about $800 bucks and has a...

Doctor Who Premiers in U.S. on April 17th

Michael L. Wentz — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:52:18 +0000

You won’t have to wait long to see Matt Smith piloting the Tardis under the watchful eye of new showrunner James Moffat. BBC America announced that the new series (season for us colonists) of...

Gaiman: Eight Writing Tips

Michael L. Wentz — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:44:55 +0000

Last Saturday The Guardian published an article titled ‘Ten Rules for Writing Fiction’ consolidating advice from noted authors such as Elmore Leonard, Margaret Atwood, Helen Dunmore,...